Chapter 1518: Strike First
Chapter 1518: Chapter 1518: Strike First
The Clan Chief Wan observed Housekeeper Yang’s expression, and without waiting for him to ask, explained the situation clearly.
Housekeeper Yang stayed silent, but the Guardian Master from the Yang Family said, "Such a large government office, yet you choose to come to this prison to speak—how charming you all are, ha!"
Squad Leader Wan frowned upon hearing this and replied, "From last night until I left the government office today, I was in charge of the prison. With new prisoners, I naturally have to follow up. Besides, this office isn’t mine to decide on a guest hall for my own father, is it?"
His words were harsh and carried a warning to the Yang Family: if you’re planning to kill someone, wait until I’m off duty, don’t break the rules during my watch.
The Guardian Master from the Yang Family’s face turned dark upon hearing this.
Squad Leader Wan ignored his dark expression and waved his hand, "Master Yang, step aside for now; the hallway here is narrow, it’s crowded and we can’t get through."
The Guardian Master from the Yang Family felt like hitting someone, but he had to step aside.
To prevent escapes, the hallway in the prison was specially designed—not only narrow but also uneven, causing unfamiliar people to stumble and fall.
Niu Dabao, Xie Cheng, and Doctor Dai were caught off guard, their feet slipped, and they fell, causing two Yang Family’s servants, Constable Feng, Clan Chief Wan, and Village Chief Wan to tumble down.
"Damn, what’s wrong with you and your walking?!" The Yang Family’s servants were furious, trying to get up using their hands.
"Stop, what are you doing? Trying to crush my father?!" Squad Leader Wan grabbed a Yang Family’s servant, pulling him aside, causing him to stumble again, this time just into a pit, avoiding falling onto someone else.
"Squad Leader Chen, watch your people!" Squad Leader Wan snapped at Squad Leader Chen.
Squad Leader Chen was angry—it wasn’t him sitting on Elder Wan’s back; it was the Yang Family’s servants. Why scold him? But since he entered the government office later than Squad Leader Wan and had benefited from him, he dared not retort.
"Father, please get up quickly." After helping up Clan Chief Wan, Squad Leader Wan hurriedly looked for Doctor Dai: "Doctor, check my father; he’s over sixty and had an old back injury. Don’t let this fall cause him problems."
Doctor Dai took advantage of the chaos to poison Er Ping and Xiao Erliu, then came over to press on Clan Chief Wan’s lower back, asking, "Does it hurt here?"
Clan Chief Wan nodded, "It hurts a bit, but I can manage. Let’s go inside; it’s difficult to talk here."
"Father, take it slow." Squad Leader Wan said, glaring at the Yang Family’s servant who had landed on Clan Chief Wan’s lower back, while slowly assisting Clan Chief Wan into a room on the right side of the prison’s entrance.
This room was only for the night duty squad leader and the prison chief, so it was very tidy.
Squad Leader Wan said, "Father, you lie on the bed first, let the doctor check your injury, it’s hard enough to get your back better, don’t let anything happen."
Niu Dabao also said, "Clan Chief Wan, let Doctor Dai check your injury first. Our matter isn’t urgent; your health is important."
Squad Leader Wan cared greatly for Clan Chief Wan; Niu Dabao had to wait before discussing their own matters.
"Alright, let Doctor Dai check." With Clan Chief Wan’s consent, Squad Leader Wan started helping him out of his clothes, assisting him onto the bed.
"It’s bruised a bit; I’ll apply some ointment and check your bones—bones seem fine because you wouldn’t be able to move if they were hurt." Doctor Dai rolled up his sleeves and took out ointment from the medicine box to massage Clan Chief Wan’s lower back.
While massaging, Squad Leader Chen’s startled shout came from outside, "Gao Dong, Gao Liudong, what’s wrong with you? Don’t die here!"
Gao Dong and Gao Liudong were aliases in fake registries used by Er Ping and Xiao Erliu.
The other government officials exclaimed, "What’s happened? Why are the brothers vomiting blood? Their faces are blue, mouths black... have they been poisoned?"
Squad Leader Wan was startled upon hearing this, rush out and ask, "Squad Leader Chen, what happened?"
"Mmph, mmph!" Er Ping’s mouth was stuffed with cloth, unable to make a sound.
Xiao Erliu fought hard to shout towards Squad Leader Wan, "Yang Family, poison~"
The voice was so weak that Squad Leader Wan didn’t catch it clearly, but seeing their condition, everyone knew they were poisoned.
Squad Leader Wan was furious; the Yang Family had gone too far. The case against these two thieves was already clear, and they were sentenced to be targets on the battlefield, yet the Yang Family wouldn’t leave them alone.
The Yang Family could kill the brothers if they wanted, but why not wait till night? Doing it during his shift—what are they trying to do?
"Doctor Dai, quick, get out here to save them, someone’s been poisoned!" Squad Leader Wan shouted towards the room, rushing out and gesturing to Constable Feng.
Constable Feng was smart, bolting over, and not stopping by Squad Leader Chen, but continuing on to inform Lord Magistrate of the incident here.
Squad Leader Chen tried grabbing Constable Feng, but it was too late; anxiously he said to Squad Leader Wan, "Brother Wan, it’s a misunderstanding; we truly didn’t poison those boys."
"Chen Jiafa, I warned you—take action after my shift; doing this now, are you trying to frame me? I’m on duty; if these prisoners die now, I’ll be held responsible!" Squad Leader Wan was furious. He could ignore the Yang Family’s misdeeds, but their actions potentially implicating him were intolerable.
Housekeeper Yang stared coldly at Squad Leader Wan, thinking he would take over Beicang Prefecture just because he helped Elder Ying’s nephew?
Once they seized Beicang Prefecture, they’d kill all Wan men, send the women to the military as slaves, and the children would be food!
"This is the Yellow Stone Poison; there’re still a few packets of smelly medicine powder in the medicine box—quickly mix with water and make them vomit!" Doctor Dai checked Er Ping and Xiao Erliu and had already poured some smelly medicine water down Er Ping’s throat.
The medicine stank terribly; after being forced to drink the smelly water, Er Ping immediately vomited from the nausea.
Ugh, splat!
A puddle of green-black vomit, mixed with blood, was expelled.
Doctor Dai hurriedly started feeding the smelly water to Xiao Erliu.
With a loud retch, Xiao Erliu also vomited.
"Water! Is there water? Quickly bring it; they need to keep vomiting!" Doctor Dai shouted.
Soon, Squad Leader Wan brought three prison guards carrying cold water used for splashing on prisoners from the Punishment Room.
Doctor Dai dumped several packets of smelly medicine powder into the water, stirred it a bit, and continued forcing more liquid down Er Ping’s throat.
Ugh!
The entire prison was enveloped by the stench akin to sewage mixed with the decay of corpses, causing the Guardian Master from the Yang Family, Niu Dabao, and others to retch.
Qin San Lang joined in on the vomiting—not doing so would alert Housekeeper Yang that he had learned scout skills.
Only military scouts, assassins, or Shadow Guards practiced resistance to such odors.
Housekeeper Yang didn’t vomit himself; he covered his mouth and nose, dry-heaving, and stared at Er Ping and Xiao Erliu, puzzled about how they’d gotten poisoned.